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A Termination of Parental Rights case in Pottawattamie County, in which I represented the mother, who had her rights terminated at the trial court level. After oral arguments in front of the Iowa Court of Appeals, they Reversed and Remanded the district court decision. Interesting analysis for parents who place their kids in a legal guardianship.

 

Click to Read Comment-A Termination of Parental Rights case in Mills County
A Termination of Parental Rights case in Mills County, in which I represented the father. Reversed and Remanded by the Court of Appeals. Interesting national trend popping up in the Iowa Courts, which is contained in the opinion, “the State failed to link her marijuana use to any adjudicatory harm.”

Iowa Supreme Court Decision-6/12/2015
Intoxication on One’s Own Front Steps.


Iowa Supreme Court Decision-4/29/2016
What’s in the Backpack?

In the OWI World, there is no worm-hole.  2 Hours is 2 Hours

A sentence of life in prison, must have the possibility of parole for a Juvenile Offender.

Landowners have the right to seek judicial review of federal determinations which say that their properties contain “waters of the United States” subject to the regulations of the Clean Water Act.

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